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Microsoft is contending Google Chromebooks with Acer Windows 10 Switch, which is to be released at a much affordable price. Acer is reportedly launching two switch laptop/tablet devices running Windows 10 as an alternative to Chromebooks in 2016.

In spite of their basic features and memory Chromebooks were devices of choice because of their price tag. To be competent Acer has priced the convertibles as nominal as possible. Acer Switch One 10 is priced at $199 and Acer Switch V 10 is priced $249.

Switch One 10 is one of the few touch convertibles priced below $200. Both Switch One 10 and Switch V 10 features Intel Atom processors, 10.1-inch IPS displays, and can be also be equipped with onboard storage of either 32GB or 64GB. It can be docked with a keyboard to be used as a laptop, which again gives a storage option of 500GB.

"Acer's 2-in-1s have Intel's "Cherry Trail" Atom chips. Intel is phasing out Cherry Trail over time in favor of new Pentium and Celeron chips code-named Apollo Lake, which will become available later this year. Exact specifications for the 2-in-1 devices weren't immediately available, but low-priced laptops usually have flash storage up to 64GB and under 4GB of RAM," according to Hot Hardware.

Switch V 10, which costs $50 more than Switch One 10 exhibits fast charging, USB Type-C port and better battery life advantage over the later. While Switch One 10 is released only in metallic grey color, Switch V 10 is available in variety of colors including Shale Black, Pearl White, Peacock Blue, Coral Red and Navy Blue.

"If you're looking for business class notebooks instead of cheap convertibles, Acer has also pulled the wraps off the Acer TravelMate P2 Series, which is available in both 14-inch and 15.6-inch screen sizes. Both machines are powered by Skylake processors and include NVIDIA GeForce 940M graphics along with Full HD displays. Fingerprint readers are optional on either machine," reported Info World.

The release date of the Acer Windows 10 Switch are set in July for Europe and United States and September for consumers in China. It is expected that Acer will get back its customer base with its upcoming release.